It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Wingate can now relate to. They lost 17-3 to the Tularosa Wildcats on Wednesday. If the Bears were looking for revenge after losing 19-0 to the Wildcats when the teams met back in May of 2019, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Bears
| 05/06/26 vs Tularosa | 3-17 |
| 05/01/26 @ Hot Springs | 20-4 |
| 05/01/26 @ Hot Springs | 23-7 |
| 04/29/26 vs Tohatchi | 14-13 |
| 04/29/26 vs Tohatchi | 4-19 |
Wingate moved to 14-11 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Tularosa, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 17-10 record.
While Wingate had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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